Hundreds show for MLK Day parade

17 Autauga Co. churches, different groups take part

4:50 PM,
Jan. 22, 2013

Prattville resident Mary Virginia Harris, wearing a hand-crafted hat that drew a lot of attention from parade participants and others, waves to a group from Friendship Missionary Baptist Church as Monday's MLK Jr. Day parade moves past the intersection of Sixth Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

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On a day that was perfect for a parade, more than 250 people took part in - and about that many gathered to watch - Monday's caravan through Prattville in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday's commemoration of King's birthday marked the 25th year such an event has been held in the Fountain City.

Parade participants included a diverse group, mostly black, that ranged from toddlers who sat upon the laps of parents or grandparents as they rode on floats to those old enough to remember the struggle to gain social and economic equality under the law.